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L. L. LOMER. PRINTERS CASE STAND.

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UNTTEE STATES PATE T OEETQE.

LOUIS L. LOMER, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR TO THE F. WESEL MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PRINITEFRS CASE-STAND.

v @BEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 508,143, dated November *7, 1893.

Applicationfiled April 1, 1893- Serial No. 468,661. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS L. LOMER, a citi-' zen of the United States, and a resident of the lower case, use the tray or shelf for placing his galley on the same, so that the composing stick can be emptied of its types, or matter be corrected without any change in the position of the compositor before the stand.

The invention consists of a printers casestand which is arranged with an inclined forwardly extending tray or shelf having inclined rails for the lower case and projecting shoulders on the front-part of the tray or shelf for holding the lower case when in forward position. The upper case is supported on inclined rails above the rails of the lower case, said inclined rails being also provided at theirlower ends with stops. The rear-ends of the rails of the lower case are nearly horizontal, so that the lower case when set back has no tendency to slide in a forward direction, while the inclined tray or shelf can be used for placing the galleys thereon, as will be fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, represents a perspective view of my improved printers case-stand. Fig. 2 is a vertical trans verse section of the upper part of the same, drawn on a larger scale. Fig. 3,is a vertical transverse section on line 3 3, Fig. 2, showing the inclined rail for supporting the lower case, and Fig. 4, is a top-view of Fig. 2, showing the end-portion of the end of the printers case-stand.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the frame-work of my improved printers casestand. The frame-work'A is of the usual construction and provided with horizontal supporting strips (1, that extend from the front to the rear-uprights of the frame so as to support the cases which are placed on the strips or rails or. On the right hand side of the stand, the central and corner uprights of the supporting frame are at the customary distance from each other, so that the strips a attached to same can support the usual large-sized cases. 'At the left hand side of the central uprights is arranged a pair of auxiliary uprights A v which in connection with the central uprights support horizontal shelves a on which any objects to be put out of the way may be placed. The distance between the auxiliary uprights and the left hand uprights is smaller than the distance between the right-hand uprights and the central uprights, so that the horizontal strips a a of the same can be used for the purpose of supporting the smaller sizes of cases which are employed in printers case-stands.

To the upper part of the supporting frame A are attached inclined pieces B, which extend to some distance in front of the framework A and which serve to support inclined trays or shelves C. The shelves 0 are inserted into grooved rails d at the inside of the inclined pieces B, the shelves extending from the front-ends of the pieces B to about the middle portions of the same. The intermediate or center-piece B is arranged with grooved rails d at both sides, said grooved rails permitting the insertion of the shelves or trays C from the upper rear ends of the pieces B, and the sliding downward of the shelves until they arrive at thefront or edgerail d that connects the front ends of the pieces B, as shown in Fig. 2. The front rail at is provided with a shoulder at which proj ects above the inclined shelf or tray 0 and which serves for retaining the galleys or other articles that are placed on the shelf and for preventing them from sliding down and dropping to the floor. On the grooved rails 11 d of the inclined pieces B are supported the lower cases of the stand. To prevent the sliding down of the lower cases over the shoulder d of the front-rail d, the latter is provided adjacent to the inclined end-pieces B and center-pieces B with raised stop-shoulders d against which the lower corner of the cases abut so as to be arrested and prevented from slipping down over the inclined shelf or tray 0. The upper rear-ends of the inclined rails d on which the lower cases rest are made nearly horizontal, as shown in Fig. 2, so that when the lower case is pushed up until it arrives at the less inclined or nearly horizontal parts of the rails d, it is supported thereon without liability of sliding down toward the projecting shoulder d of the front-rail d. In other words when the lower case is placed on the less inclined rear-portions of the guiderails d, it is moved entirely out of the Wayso that the tray or shelf 0 can be used for placing galleys or other work on the same or for emptying galleys, or for other purposes.

Above the rear portions of the inclined pieces B are arranged additional pieces D which have a still greaterinclination than the lower pieces B. The upper pieces D are also provided on their inner sides with guide-rails e which are located below the top edges thereof and provided with projections or stops 6 at their lower ends. The upper inclined pieces D with their guide-rails e serve for the purpose of supporting the upper cases at a greater inclination than the lower cases. The upper cases are supported on the rails e in line with the rear portion of the frame and to not project beyond the same, and this is provided for by extending the guide-rails only to the back of the frame, the extremities of said rails ending in substantially the same vertical plane so that two case-stands can be readily placed back to back without any loss of space between them. The upper cases are placed in such relative position to the lower cases that the compositor can conveniently reach the type, while the lower cases are ordinarilysupported on the railsd d and above the trays or shelves which project sufficiently forward from the supporting frame so that the compositor can stand close to the shelf in setting type, and the space below the shelf prevents the rubbing of the knees against the cases supported in the lower part of the frame. This is a matter of great convenience to the compositor as he is thereby better able to maintain comfortably a working position. The lower cases can be shoved back below the upper cases, so that the slanting shelf or tray can be made use of for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.

Myimproved printers case-stand furnishes a number of advantages to the compositor, so that the setting up of the type and emptying of matter, the correcting and making up, are accomplished with greater convenience than with the stands heretofore used.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A printers case-stand, the frame of which is provided with a front-rail, guide-rails connected by said frontrail and adapted to receive the lower-cases thereon, said guide-rails having grooves extending from the back of the frame to the front-rail, and inclined trays or shelves supported in the grooves of the guide-rails, and being adapted to be slid into the frame from the back thereof and against the front-rail, substantially as set forth.

2. Aprinters case-stand,the frame of which is provided with inclined pieces, a front-rail connecting the front ends of the inclined pieces, guide-rails on the inner sides of the inclined pieces, for the reception of the lowercases between the latter, said guide-rails having grooves extending from the back of the frame to the front-rail, and inclined trays or shelves supported in the grooves of the guiderails and the front-rail, said front-rail being provided with raised shoulders adjacent to the guide-rails, substantially as set forth.

3. Aprinters case-stand, the frameof which is provided with inclined pieces having grooved guide-rails for the lower-cases extending through to the back of the frame, said rails having less inclined or nearlyhorizontal rear portions onto which the lower-cases may be slid from the front, a front-rail having stop-shoulders, and an inclined shelf or tray supported in thegrooved rails and front-rail, substantially as set forth.

4:. Aprinters case-stand,the frame of which is provided with guide-rails for supporting the lower-cases, extending through to the back of the frame, a front-rail connecting the guiderails, and rails of greater inclination than and located above the rear portions of the lowerguide-rails, the rear extremities of all the rails endingin substantially thesame vertical plane so as not to project beyond the frame, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in pres ence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS L. LOMER.

Witnesses:

OSCAR F. Guuz, CHARLES SCHROEDER. 

